Sean Penn

Also known as Sean Justin Penn, Pappy Pariah

Sean Justin Penn is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his intense leading man roles in film. His accolades include three Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a British Academy Film Award, and nominations for an Emmy Award and a Grammy Award. He received the Honorary César in 2015 and the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award in 2022.

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Sean Justin Penn is an American film actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. Born in Santa Monica in 1960, he is the son of Leo Penn and Eileen Ryan. He attended Santa Monica College and began his work period in 1974. Penn is a member of the Democratic Party and identifies as an agnostic theist. He speaks English.

Penn has received the Academy Award for Best Actor, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, and the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. He has also been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor. His notable works include *I Am Sam*, *Milk*, and *The Last Face*.

He has been married to Madonna, Robin Wright, and Leila George. His unmarried partners have included Charlize Theron, Elizabeth McGovern, and Susan Sarandon. Penn has two children, Dylan Penn and Hopper Penn. His siblings are Chris Penn and Michael Penn.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1960
Works: 9

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Shomer ha-derekh
The last face
I am Sam
Milk
I Am Sam (New Line Platinum Series)

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Santa Monica, California, USA

Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his intense leading man roles in film. His accolades include three Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and nominations for three British Academy Film Awards, an Emmy Award, and a Grammy Award. He received the Honorary César in 2015 and the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award in 2022. Penn made his feature film…

Known for

Learning, Studying… Always Perfecting: The Making of One Battle After Another — Self2026
Samuel Bayer Beyond the Frame — Self2026
Red Rue Express — himself2026
Animals in War2025
One Battle After Another — Col. Steven J. Lockjaw2025
In Thanks We Trust — Self2025
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney — Self - Actor and Founder of CORE2025
aka Charlie Sheen — Self2025
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors — Self2025
BRATS — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2024

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Instance of: human
Given name: Justin
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Santa Monica
Spouse: Leila George
Child: Hopper Penn
Father: Leo Penn
Mother: Eileen Ryan
Sibling: Michael Penn
Occupation: director
Political party: Democratic Party (United States)
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Religion: agnostic theism
Award: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Image: Superpower (2023)-60535.jpg
Height: 1.73

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Commons category: Sean Penn
date of birth: 1960-08-17
unmarried partner: Susan Sarandon
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
birth name: Sean Justin Penn
related category: Category:Films directed by Sean Penn
start of work period: 1974-00-00
name in native language: Sean Penn
social media followers: 113879
writing language: English language
member of: Writers Guild of America West

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Encyclopedic overview

Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his intense leading man roles in film. His accolades include three Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a British Academy Film Award, and nominations for an Emmy Award and a Grammy Award. He received the Honorary César in 2015 and the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award in 2022.

Penn made his feature film debut in the drama Taps (1981), before taking roles in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Bad Boys (1983), and At Close Range (1986). He has won three Academy Awards, Best Actor twice for playing a grieving father in Mystic River (2003) and the gay rights activist Harvey Milk in Milk (2008), and Best Supporting Actor for playing corrupt military officer Steven J. Lockjaw in One Battle After Another (2025). He was also Oscar-nominated for Dead Man Walking (1995), Sweet and Lowdown (1999), and I Am Sam (2001). He also acted in Casualties of War (1989), State of Grace (1990), Carlito's Way (1993), The Game (1997), The Thin Red Line (1998), Hurlyburly (1998), 21 Grams (2003), Fair Game (2010), The Tree of Life (2011), Licorice Pizza (2021), and Daddio (2023).

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